Timeline for Is it safe to generate passwords online?
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| Feb 17, 2019 at 1:53 | comment | added | Jesse P. | What makes you say it's not safe, when it's just the password and the site has no idea what the username is, what site/app/service it's going to be used with, how to access said site/app/service, etc.? I understand that the password may still be added to a dictionary or hash table, but without the rest, is it really much of a concern? | |
| Jun 12, 2018 at 14:20 | comment | added | AndrolGenhald | @Nemo while I wouldn't recommend using proprietary software to generate passwords, I would argue that it is safer than using a website, as the website could choose to send you a backdoored generated whenever it wants. At least with the offline software you aren't updating it every time you run it, so you only have to trust that the version you installed is safe. | |
| Dec 16, 2015 at 21:54 | comment | added | Nemo | @Ohnana I'm not asking anything. And doing it offline isn't any better if one uses proprietary software. | |
| Dec 15, 2015 at 22:16 | comment | added | Ohnana | @Nemo that's a dangerous proposition. Now you're asking people to trust a site that could go rogue, could be compromised, etc. Better to do it offline. | |
| Nov 8, 2015 at 8:50 | comment | added | Nemo | All these seem good reasons for security.SE, whose users CAN check those things, to suggest one good website. :) | |
| Feb 11, 2013 at 16:36 | vote | accept | Ondrej Slinták | ||
| Jul 31, 2012 at 20:34 | history | answered | D.W. | CC BY-SA 3.0 |